TDL Archived: The 2nd Rnd Pick Yankee Swap

[DanSchwartzgan]

Still kind of risky but you could ask NY to remove the protections on our pick in that swap.

Agreed.  It would be interesting to hear how both teams would sell such a thing.  NY would rightly claim to its fans that it is a benefit to have the unprotected pick.  But, there is a precedent for teams paying to adjust protections.  Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but if Dallas and NY work out a fair deal in its own right (let’s say it is Reddish/Sims for Reggie), did they also get compensated for adjusting the protection?  If not, then Dallas could tell fans we got something for free that teams usually have to pay for.

I’m of the mind you only remove the protection if you have a second or bigger deal that requires something you can’t give without removing the protections.  It is risky unless we are adding a difference maker.  As FG pointed out, you can do 25 and 27 right now by writing in conditions regarding what happens if 23 doesn’t convey.  The issue as things stand now would be 29.  That would need to be a really big trade if it required three picks.

Edit:  We talk a lot about lifting protections, but if I’m NY, I’d gladly take an unprotected 27 or 28 and give back the 23 pick.